No-one told me family history could be so exhausting. I am currently corresponding with McGill College in Montreal, Canada about Duncan George; the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, also about George Duncan; the Isle of Wight Record Office about Caswell’s on the Isle of Wight; Guildford Crematorium about the grave of Selina Cleopatra Ann…
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New depths of geekiness
Over my long weekend I managed to visit the Probate Registry and search for Wills. This was my first visit and it was the most unfriendly place I’ve ever been to. I was totally unprepared for how easy it was to search (take a look at their website and you’ll see why) and so only…
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:: Home :: You may think I’ve been quiet but I’ve actually been really busy corresponding with record offices to see how much information I could get for free! I found out where Selina Caswell is buried and that Alfred Young’s name appears on the First World War memorial in Bridgend, Wales. Attention to detail…
Holiday blues
It only took 5 minutes after walking through the flat door to realise I didn’t want to be back in London. London stinks, literally, and the roads are paved with rubbish. On the plus side, we did visit may dots on my family history map: Clyffe Pypard, Broad Hinton, Ogbourne St George, Uffcott, Marlborough, Draycot…
The Quality Chop House – London
The Quality Chop House – London I have to write a quick post about this place. We went there for dinner after I forced my boyfriend to help me with some research at The Family Records Centre (which he didn’t really enjoy!). The food was brilliant, as was the service and the wine. Go there!
I love BBC News 24
I made the mistake of channel hopping to see if anything was happening and it is. This is what I like to see, the police doing their job. I spent the first day of my holiday cleaning the flat. Not very exciting you may think (and you would be right). However, my boyfriend lent the…
Holiday!
Yippee, my holiday from work has officially started, I now have 11 days until I have to get back on public transport. My holiday has grown to epic proportions in my mind for some reason. Not that my job is stressful or hard but I am looking forward to having a break. I have to…
I love the weekend
I have had such a lovely weekend, I almost managed to get away without leaving the flat today. I spent most of the day scanning: photographs, certificates and bits of ephemera. My lovely boyfriend photographed all my medals, buttons and other bits and pieces. I also put a few more people into my family tree,…
I’ve drunk too much wine :)
Today I’ve been mainly sleeping. Two weeks of worrying about how to get to and from work safely have taken their toll and I’m absolutely knackered. I’ve been thinking how nice it would be to be a Victorian lady. I would wear lovely clothes, a corset and have strange hair dos. More importantly, I’d be…